Bottle carrier



H. L. HINMAN BOTTLE/ CARRIER Mme M, M 949.

INVENTOR. HHK/fr L. #WM/m Filed June 20, 1945 Patented `une 14, 1.949

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOTTLE CARRIER Harry L. Hinman, Indianapolis, Ind. Application June 2o, 1945, serial No. 600,442

(c1. zza-45) 4 Claims. l

This invention relates to a bottle carrier.

The chief object of this invention is to provide a bottle carrier which is washable, readily fabricated, and can be collapsed into compact form so that it can be carried in a womans pocketbook, the collapsing being by folding, rolling or the like.

The chief feature of the present invention resides in the pleated character of a fabric carrier having individual pockets adapted for bottle reception, the sides and bottom of the carrier body lapping the respectivesides and bottoms of the bottles.

Another feature of the invention, by reason of its fabric character, resides in its ability to retain bottles despite the fact that same may be wet or sweat when taken from a cooler.

A further feature of the invention resides in its simple construction.

A still further feature of the invention resides in its sanitary character for it may be washed and ironed repeatedly as desired or required.

Other objects and features of the invention will be set forth more fully hereinafter.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the' following description `and claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. l is a perspective View of a multiple cell, individual pocket type carrier (of six cell character) in bottle lled relation.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same carrier in extended relation.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and in the direction of the arrows.

A carrier of the type disclosed herein is adapted to receive in individualized cells or pockets botties B, or articles comparable thereto, and such bottles may contain catsup, chili sauce, horseradish, soft drinks, fruit juices, beer and like liquid contents.

Herein the form of carrier selected for illustration includes six (6) pockets or cells, but it may contain a greater or lesser number, and these are paired and arranged end to end, with closed ends adjacent each other so that when the carrier is in carrying position the bottles are positioned side-by-side.

The formation selected for illustration includes two sides H! and a bottom II and the cells or pockets .are formed inwardly thereof, as it were. Each side at its u'oper or outer edge may be provided with handle forming straps I7. so that when the sides are brought into parallelism both straps can be carried in one hand.

Each pocket herein utilizes a portion of the side wall and a portion of the bottom for such cell. The other portion oi the cell or pocket comprises a parallel wall I3 and a pair of pleated walls lli. When walls I3 and I4 lap bottom Il and are secured thereto there results a pocket bottom.

Preferably, but not necessarily, the end-to-end aligned pockets are formed by a continuous strip, as illustrated. Preferably, but not necessarily, the adjacent side-by-side pockets on the same side of the carrier having their adjacent pleated walls constituting a continuation of one another and a single sewing I5 connection between the same and side I 0 secure pleated walls I3 to side It. The outermost pleated walls I3 are secured to the side edges of sides IE! as at IG.

Transverse sewings Il secure two pieces of fabric together and form the bottom of the pockets. The two pieces are each rectangular in outline and all sides may be hemmed, as illustrated, and prior to securing the two pieces together. The handles may then be secured to side walls I0 by stitching, as shown. Obviously, the longitudinal sewings I5 and I6 are iirst eifected and then the transverse sewings I'I. Handles may be initially or nally secured as desired.

The carrier may be loaded while laid out or extended as in Fig. 2, or while positioned as shown in Fig. 1. It will be obvious each bottle is completely enveloped, as it were, except at the top and no two bottles touch. Also, being of fabric material, disintegration when wet does not occur. Also, it can be washed and ironed at will.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in great detail in the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character.

rIhe several modifications described herein, as well as others which will readily suggest themselves to persons skilled in this art, all are considered to be within the broad scope of the invention, reference being had to the appended claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. A bottle carrier comprising an elongated rectangular sheet of flexible material forming the outer sides and bottom of a carrier and a strip of similar material sewed to one face of the sheet by seams extending lengthwise of the side edges of the sheet and substantially parallel seams at intervals along said strip dividing same into individual pockets and transverse seams near the middle of the sheet for dividing each pocket into@ v,

d a pair of oppositely opening pockets with an intermediate second bottom therebetween, each pocket bottoming thereon, and a handle at each end of the sheet, the strip being of greater width than the width of the sheet for pleat fold pocket formation.

2. A bottle carrier as dened by claim 1 wherein the strip in length is substantially coextensive with the sheet.

3. A bottle carrier as defined by claim 1 wherein the transverse seams comprise a pair thereof spaced apart approximately twice the thickness of a pair of pockets.

4. A bottle carrier as defined by claim 3 wherein another transverse seam is medianly disposed between the ends of the sheet and approximately midway .between the pair of transverse seams.

HARRY L. HINMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following referenlces are of record in the le of this patent:

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